ord

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

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ord, Ord.

  1. order
  2. (law) ordinance

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old English ord (point, spear-point, spear, source, beginning, front, vanguard), from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz (point), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (to stick, prick, pierce, sting) + Proto-Indo-European *dʰe- (to set, place). Cognate with North Frisian od (tip, place, beginning), Dutch oord (place, region), German Ort (location, place, position), Danish od (a point), Swedish udd (a point, prick), Icelandic oddur (tip, point of a weapon, leader). See also odd.

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[edit] Noun

ord (plural ords)

  1. (obsolete) A point.
  2. (UK dialectal) A point or edge.
  3. (obsolete) A beginning.

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[edit] Danish

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From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdan, from Proto-Indo-European *werh₃- (to speak).

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  • IPA: /oːr/, [oɐ̯ˀ]

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ord n. (singular definite ordet, plural indefinite ord)

  1. word

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Noun

ord m.

  1. order
  2. sledgehammer

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First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ord oird
Vocative a oird a orda
Genitive oird ord
Dative ord oird

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ord na hoird
Genitive an oird na n-ord
Dative leis an ord

don ord

leis na hoird

[edit] Middle English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English ord. Akin to Old Frisian ord "place, point", Old Saxon ord "point", Old High German ort "point, beginning", Old Norse oddr "point of a weapon". More at odd

[edit] Noun

ord

  1. a point
  2. the point of a weapon
  3. a point of origin, beginning

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdan, from Proto-Indo-European *werə (to speak). Cognates include Danish ord, Swedish ord, German Wort, and English word.

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ord n.

  1. word (a distinct unit of language with a particular meaning)
    Jeg forstår ikke dette ordet.
    I can’t understand this word.
  2. word (something promised)
    Jeg gir deg mitt ord på at jeg skal være der i tide.
    I give you my word that I will be there on time.
  3. word (a discussion)
    Kunne vi få et ord med deg?
    Could we have a word with you?
  4. reputation
    Han har godt ord på seg.
    He has a good reputation.
  5. (definite singular only) a permission to speak
    Jeg overlater ordet til min kollega.
    I’ll let my colleague speak.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (stab). Cognates with Middle Dutch ort (Dutch oord), Old High German ort (German Ort), Old Norse oddr (Icelandic oddur, Swedish udd, Danish od).

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ord m.

  1. point (especially of a weapon)
  2. point of origin, beginning
  3. front; vanguard, chief

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[edit] Romansch

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From Latin foras de

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ord

  1. outside

[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

ord n. (pl. ord, def sing ordet, def pl orden)

  1. (linguistics) word; A distinct unit of language (sounds in speech or written letters) with a particular meaning, composed of one or more morphemes, and also of one or more phonemes that determine its sound pattern.
  2. Something promised.
  3. (computing) A numerical value with a bit width native to the machine.

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